The Lab Notebook

Visualizing protein-protein interaction (PPI) is pretty neat. You are able to glimpse into a really unique aspect of nature that many people don’t get to see. It’s like watching lions and zebras interact but without the bloody violence.  However, anyone who has tried to visualize two proteins interacting can attest to how difficult it can be. It can involve long hours, uncertainty, and of course, photo bleaching. Blech! MBL’s new technology, Fluoppi, makes visualizing protein-protein interaction a little easier. This technology utilizes fluorescent tags that have a high signal:noise ratio. The only equipment you need is a microscope to observe fluorescence.